Signal-lock for mail-boxes.



No. 833,798. PATENTED 0017.23, 1906.

s. PATTERSON & J. W. WISEMAN.

SIGNAL ,LOGK FORv MAIL BOXES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8, 1906.

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SAMUEL rATrE-RsoN 'AND JOHN w. WISEMAN, OF

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SIGNAL-LOCK FOR MAIL-BOXES.

Specification of Letters Patent. I Application filed January 8,1906. Serial No. 295.171- i Patented Oct. 23, 1906.

To all whom it may concern! v Be it known that we, SAMUEL PATTERSON and JOHN W- WISEMAN, citizens of the United States, residing in the county of Gonzales, in the State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Signal-Locks for Mail-Boxes, of which the follow- --ing is a specification.

Qur invention relates to devices for locking the signals used on house letter-boxes, and has for its object the provision of a signallock secured to the inside of the mail-box so that it can be operated only when the mail-' I economical advantages not possessed by any other device in present use.

Our invention will be described in detail hereinafter and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which.

Figure 1 is a view of a mail-box, partly broken away, showing our improved signal and lock in position; and 2 a view of the end of the box withthetop of the lock-casing fenllioved, showing the mechanism of the In the drawings similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout bothviews.

A represents a mail-box of conventional design on which our improved signallock, to be described hereinafter, is secured. The box shown in the drawings being for the purposes of illustration only, it will be understood that we do not limit ourselves to the construction of box shown,but that our device is applicable to any style-of box. 1 v

B represents a casing secured to the side or end of the box, as desired, said casing having a substantially circular portion 0, in the center of which is drilled a hole 0, said hole being placed opposite a hole a in the mail-box A.

D representsan elongated portion integral with the circular portion C, having a springactuated bolt E mounted therein. The casing B is secured to the mail-box by means of screw-bolts or rivets F, secured through ears 1), extending from the circular portion 0 and through the end of elongated portion D.

G represents the signal secured to one arm of L-shaped stafi H, while the other arm h of staff H extends through holes a and 0 into circular portion C of easing B and has secured thereto a disk I by means of a pin J inserted in hole 'L in -thedisk and a hole h. in the arm at K, to receive the end of bolt E to hold the signal in an upright position when mail is contained in' the box or in a horizontal posi-' tion when the .box has been emptied, the signal being adjusted before the cover is locked to indicate the presence or absence of mailmatter. I

5 h. The edge of, disk I is notched, as shownv Having thus describedour invention, what I we claim is 1 1. In combination with a mail-box having a holetherein,a,casing secured to the inside of the box having a circular portion with a.

central hole therein that registers with the hole in the mail-box, an elongated casing connected with said circular portion, a springactuated bolt mounted in said elongated casing, a signal-staff extended through the holes in the box and casing, and a disk secured to the end of said staff seated inthe circular portion of the casing and having notches in its edge to receive the end of the spring-actu ated bolt aforesaid, substantiallyv as shown and described.

2. Incombination with a mail-box having a hole in oneof its sides, a casing secured to the inside of the box having a circular portion with a central hole therein that registers with the holein the side of the mail-box, an elongated casing connected with said c1rcular portion, a spring-actuated bolt mounted in said elongated casing, an L-shaped signall In testimony whereof We hereto aflix our staff extended through the holes in the box signatures in the presence of two Witnesses. 10 and casing, and a circular disk secured to the SAMUEL PATTERSON. end of sa1d staff seated 1n the clrcular portion of the oasin, and having radial notches JOHN WISEMAN' in its edge to receive the end of the spring- Witnesses: actuated bolt aforesaid, substantially as E J. MERREM,

shown and described. W. O. MEWES. 

